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Labor Market Performance, Poverty, and Income Inequality in Appalachia

          This study examines the performance of the Appalachian economy and how residents of Appalachia fared between 1990 and 2000.
    
    
    
    
          ReportA “New Diversity”: Race and Ethnicity in the Appalachian Region

          This report looks at the post–1990 racial and ethnic diversity of Appalachia.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEducational Attainment in Appalachia

          This paper focuses on what Census 2000 data reveal about the persistence of regional differences in high school completion and tertiary education.
    
    
    
    
          ReportThe Aging of Appalachia

          This report uses data from Census 2000 to show how and why the age structure of the Appalachian population differs from the national average and varies within the Region.
    
    
    
    
          Report2004 Update of Links to the Future: The Role of Information and Telecommunications Technology in Appalachian Economic Development

          This study updates parts of the analysis found in the Links to the Future report published in June 2002.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHouseholds and Families

          This report analyzes trends in household and family structure in Appalachia from 1990 to 2000.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHousing and Commuting Patterns in Appalachia

          This report analyzes trends in housing characteristics and commuting patterns in Appalachia from 1990 to 2000.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHandbook: Assessing Local Economic Development Opportunities with ARC-LEAP, Appalachian Regional Commission Local Economic Assessment Package

          The ARC-LEAP model serves to three related purposes, each aimed at helping practitioners identify target industries for economic development.
    
    
    
    
          ReportARC-LEAP User Instructions for the Appalachian Regional Commission Local Economic Assessment Package

          User Instructions for the Appalachian Regional Commission's Local Economic Assessment Package...
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachia at the Millennium: An Overview of Results from Census 2000

          Using data from the decennial census, this report provides a demographic, economic, and social portrait in the 410-county Appalachian Region at the dawn of the 21st century.
    
    
    
    
          ReportThe Appalachian Economy, Establishment and Employment Dynamics, 1982-1997: Evidence from the Longitudinal Business Database

          This report describes the Appalachian Region's economy in terms of the entry and exit of establishments and their wage and employment dynamics and to compare these to the rest of the U.S. economy from 1982 to 1997.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAn Analysis of the Financial Conditions of Health Care Institutions in the Appalachian Region and their Economic Impacts

          This report describes the availability of health care services in Appalachia, the financial stability of Appalachian health care institutions, and the effect of hospital closures.
    
    
    
    
          ReportRegional Technology Assets and Opportunities: The Geographic Clustering of High-Tech Industry, Science and Innovation in Appalachia

          This study identifies sub-regional concentrations of businesses, universities, colleges, and labs that involve technology-related employment, R&D, and applied innovation within and adjacent to ARC's 406 counties.
    
    
    
    
          ReportLinks to the Future: The Role of Information and Telecommunications Technology in Appalachian Economic Development

          This report documents the status of information, computing, and telecommunications technologies in the Appalachian Region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportComparing Electricity Deregulation in California and Pennsylvania: Implications for the Appalachian Region

          This study offers a primer on electricity deregulation for state policy makers and citizens in the Appalachian Region.
    
    
    
    
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